Join us for our final SECNA Meetup of the year as we celebrate social enterprise and business for good in NSW and ACT.

We'll be launching our new space at the Community Building in the South Eveleigh Precinct and coming together as a movement to celebrate the massive year that has been 2022.

We will hear from our friends at Social Traders about the work they are doing to support our movement along with hearing from CBA about their role in the making this space a reality.

As part of this event we will also be running a co-design session with you all on how we use this new space to support the social enterprise movement in NSW and ACT. If co-designing isn't for you there will be plenty of networking to be done while enjoying the delicious catering from certified social enterprise Parliament on King.

Our meetups are about having fun and enjoying each other’s company while sharing and learning from each other. We start with about 45 minutes of networking before getting into the content. It's a way to make new friends, stay connected with old friends, and the focus is on bringing the community and ecosystem together.

Thank you to our event partners and friends at Social Traders.

About SECNA Meetups

SECNA’s purpose is to nurture a healthy and connected social enterprise movement in NSW and the ACT… and beyond, including everyone in and around the ecosystem.

A connected and engaged social enterprise community is key to increasing awareness, understanding, and advocacy - while building strong partnerships and collaboration. This will help us progress to our shared vision of a world where we collaborate to ensure all people, places, and our planet thrive.

That’s what SECNA Meetups are all about. A regular way for us to meet, make new friends, stay connected with old friends, and bring the community and ecosystem together. Having fun and enjoying each other’s company while sharing and learning from each other. Exchanging ideas, celebrating the wins, and learning from the fails. In the spirit of collaboration.

Our meetups aren’t just for current SECNA members. We welcome everyone in and around the social enterprise ecosystem… and even those who are just curious to see what it’s all about. We come together valuing and including our diversity.

We meet on the first Thursday of the month and the focus is on convening and holding space for connection in a fun and friendly way. We also have talks, panels, and interactive sessions on a range of topics related to social enterprise. Most of our meetups are hybrid and provide connection beyond Sydney and Canberra to other metro, rural, and regional locations across NSW and the ACT.

We’d love to hear from you if you’re keen to speak, there’s a topic you’d like covered, or if there’s someone you’d like to hear from. There are also sponsor/partnership opportunities available.

Thanks!

Ben Pecotich, Samara James, Bridget Gunn, Greg Hodgkinson and Andrew Marselos
SECNA Meetups Organising Team

About Social Traders

Social Traders is the trailblazer of social enterprise procurement in Australia. Social Traders connects certified social enterprises with business and government members. By activating the power of social enterprise procurement, Social Traders creates positive impact through jobs, community services and support for the most marginalised

Social Traders is the pioneer of social enterprise procurement in Australia. Social Traders are the only social enterprise certifier and intermediary dedicated to connecting businesses and governments with social enterprises. They use our unrivalled sector intelligence to disrupt business as usual and make buying from social enterprises the norm.

Find out more about certification and start the process: https://www.socialtraders.com